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Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series) season 12

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Hawaii Five-O
Season 12
No. of episodes19
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseOctober 4, 1979 (1979-10-04) –
April 5, 1980 (1980-04-05)
Season chronology
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Season 11
List of episodes

This is a list of episodes from the twelfth and final season of Hawaii Five-O. Main cast members for the final season are Jack Lord (as Steve McGarrett), Herman Wedemeyer (as Edward "Duke" Lukela), William Smith (as James "Kimo" Carew), Moe Keale (as Moe "Truck" Kealoha) and Sharon Farrell (as Lori Wilson).

Broadcast history

The season originally aired Thursdays at 9:00-10:00 pm (EST) from October 4[1] to November 29, 1979,[2] Tuesdays at 9:00-10:00 pm (EST) from December 4, 1979[3] to January 15, 1980[4] and Saturdays at 9:00-10:00 pm (EST) from March 1[5] to April 5, 1980[6]

DVD release

The season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Video.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
2641"A Lion in the Streets"Reza BadiyiRobert JanesOctober 4, 1979 (1979-10-04)1310-1729-0905

A hotly-contested union election leads to major trouble for McGarrett and Duke, while police officer James "Kimo" Carew comes to the islands looking for his wife's murderer.

Guest stars: Ross Martin, Paul L. Smith, Harry Guardino and Barbara Luna.

NOTE: Shown in syndication in two parts.
2652"Who Says Cops Don't Cry?"Jack LordRobert JanesOctober 11, 1979 (1979-10-11)1310-1729-0901

A Honolulu policewoman watches in horror as robbers gun down her husband, a fellow officer who was about to join Five-O. This prompts her to seek justice at any cost.

Guest stars: Alan Fudge and Darrell Fetty.

NOTE: Moe Keale does not appear in this episode.
2663"Though the Heavens Fall"Harry F. Hogan IIIFrank TelfordOctober 18, 1979 (1979-10-18)1310-1729-0913

McGarrett has to cope with the activities of a white-collar club whose members claim to be dedicated to justice, since he has few reasons to consider them other than vigilantes taking the law into their own hands.

Guest stars: Robert Reed, Michael Strong, Dennis Patrick and Elyssa Davalos.

NOTE: Herman Wedemeyer does not appear in this episode.
2674"Sign of the Ram"Ralph LevySam RoecaOctober 25, 1979 (1979-10-25)1310-1729-0909

An astrologer warns a heavyweight to hang up his gloves after his owner is murdered.

Guest stars: Jayne Meadows, Anthony Ponzini and Eddie Firestone.

NOTE: Herman Wedemeyer and Moe Keale do not appear in this episode.
2685"Good Help is Hard to Find"Beau van den EckerFrank TelfordNovember 1, 1979 (1979-11-01)1310-1729-0910

Crime boss Tony Alika is determined to discredit the Five-O team by making them look like the Keystone Cops at any opportunity.

Guest stars: Ross Martin, John P. Ryan and Jason Evers.

NOTE: Final appearance of the character Tony Alika (Ross Martin).
2696"Image of Fear"Herbert HirschmanJames SchmererNovember 8, 1979 (1979-11-08)1310-1729-0908

A divorcée is haunted by an intruder she thought she killed.

Guest stars: Soon-Tek Oh, Linda Marsh, Katy Kurtzman and Guy Boyd.

NOTE: Herman Wedemeyer and Moe Keale do not appear in this episode.
2707"Use a Gun, Go to Hell"Ed AbromsSam RoecaNovember 29, 1979 (1979-11-29)1310-1729-0914

The team must track down a handgun that was used to murder a senator, only to leave a trail of death and anguish as it passes from one possessor to another.

Guest stars: Andrew Duggan, Paul Koslo, Jack Stauffer and Richard Dimitri.

NOTE: Moe Keale does not appear in this episode.
2718"Voice of Terror"Beau van den EckerFrank TelfordDecember 4, 1979 (1979-12-04)1310-1729-0916

Political terrorists wound a police officer and threaten to torture his partner unless their demands are met.

Guests: Cal Bellini and Kaz Garas.

NOTE: William Smith and Sharon Farrell do not appear in this episode.
2729"A Shallow Grave"Dennis DonnellyRobert and Esther MitchellDecember 11, 1979 (1979-12-11)1310-1729-0915

A thief's release from prison coincides with the arrival of a student who has psychic visions of the theft.

Guests: John David Carson, John Ireland, John Zenda and Bill Edwards.

NOTE: Moe Keale does not appear in this episode.
27310"The Kahuna"Robert L. MorrisonJames MenziesDecember 18, 1979 (1979-12-18)1310-1729-0912

When two healthy young people die mysteriously, local traditions prevent autopsies. A strange conspiracy is gradually uncovered when Truck seems to fall under the power of a kahuna.

Guest star: Cathy Lee Crosby.

NOTE: Herman Wedemeyer and Sharon Farrell do not appear in this episode.
27411"Labyrinth"Barry CraneS : Paul Playdon
T : Michael Janover
December 25, 1979 (1979-12-25)1310-1729-0904

A million-dollar kidnap case turns bizarre as Five-O delves into the past of a victim and her plastic-surgeon husband.

Guest stars: James Olson, Tricia O'Neil, Lyle Bettger and Ted Hamilton.

NOTE: Moe Keale does not appear in this episode.
27512"School for Assassins"Don WeisS : Carey Wilber
S/T : Frank Telford
January 1, 1980 (1980-01-01)1310-1729-0919
McGarrett and Kimo must stop a gang of trained assassins from disrupting a meeting of energy ministers.
27613"For Old Times Sake"Dennis DonnellyS : Susan Wakeford
T : Ben Masselink
January 8, 1980 (1980-01-08)1310-1729-0917
An aging crook decides to use dollar-bill printing plates he made to raise cash for a charity, but he fails to realize the trouble that this will cause.
27714"The Golden Noose"Beau van den EckerGeorge F. SlavinJanuary 15, 1980 (1980-01-15)1310-1729-0922
A mercenary plans a heist as part of his scheme to take over an Asian nation.
27815"The Flight of the Jewels"Don WeisJames MenziesMarch 1, 1980 (1980-03-01)1310-1729-0921
A group of college students use armed radio-controlled model airplanes to steal the queen's jewels from a museum. Jeff Daniels and Linwood Boomer guest star.
27916"Clash of Shadows"Ralph LevyGeorge F. SlavinMarch 8, 1980 (1980-03-08)1310-1729-0918
The disappearance of a Nazi hunter leads to the exposure of a Nazi war criminal. Albert Paulsen and Gary Sandy guest stars.
28017"A Bird in Hand..."Beau van den EckerSam RoecaMarch 22, 1980 (1980-03-22)1310-1729-0920
Bird watchers become targets for murder after taking pictures of an abandoned sugar mill. John Dehner and Lara Parker guest star.
28118"The Moroville Covenant"Robert L. MorrisonSeeleg LesterMarch 29, 1980 (1980-03-29)1310-1729-0903
After a blackmailer is murdered, the team believes that the person he was blackmailing, a senatorial candidate, is a suspect.
28219"Woe to Wo Fat"Barry CraneFrank TelfordApril 5, 1980 (1980-04-05)1310-1729-0923
McGarrett poses as a scientist and allows himself to be kidnapped, setting up a final confrontation with his evil nemesis, Wo Fat (Khigh Dhiegh). With Wo Fat in a prison cell, McGarrett has the episode's last line: "Aloha, Wo Fat". This episode was broadcast just four months short of the 12th anniversary of Hawaii Five-O's pilot episode "Cocoon Part 1 and Part 2" when McGarrett was a prisoner of Wo Fat.

References